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Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Action and Linking Verbs
Verbs can work in two ways:
Action verbs show action:
We
walk
to the store every Tuesday.
The children
ran
to South Beach.
There can be more than one verb in a sentence:
Shannon
planned
and
practiced
her speech.
Anastasia
bought
the ingredients,
prepared
the brownies, and
gave
them to Sean.
Linking verbs connect the subject with the word it describes:
My mother
is
a good cook.
The family
seems
happy.
The homemade bread
smells
delicious.Slide2
Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Finding the Verb
Finding the Verb: Finding the subject is easier if you find the verb first. Following are guidelines to help you find the verb in a sentence:
1. A verb may show action.
The man
danced
by the fountain.
The sports car
roared
down the driveway.
2. A verb may link the subject to the rest of the sentence.
The young horse
was
beautiful.
My daughter
seemed
tired this afternoon.
3. A verb may consist of more than one word. Some verbs include a main verb and one or more helping verbs.
Susan
has been taking
piano lessons since the second grade.
Jack
might
not
have been
at the playground.Slide3
Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Finding the Verb
4. Some verbs are compound verbs. Some subjects have more than one verb. When more than one verb goes with the same subject, the verb is called a compound verb.
I
cooked
the pot roast and
baked
the lemon cake.
5. An infinitive (to + present tense verb) cannot act as a verb in a sentence.
Jessame decided
to buy
a piano. (The verb is
decided
.)
6. A verb form ending in
–ing
cannot act as a verb in a sentence unless a helping verb precedes it.
The
setting
sun cast beautiful colors of red and pink in the evening sky. (The verb is
cast
.)Slide4
Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Finding the Subject
After you recognize verbs, finding the subjects of sentences is easy because subjects and verbs are linked.
If the verb is an action verb, the subject will be the word or words that answer the question,
Who
or
what is doing the action?
Example sentence:
The truck stalled on the highway.
Step 1: Identify the verb: stalled.
Step 2: Ask, “Who or What stalled?”: truck
Step 3: The answer is the subject: The
truck
stalled on the highway.
Answer:
The subject is
truck
.Slide5
Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Finding the Subject
If your verb is linking, the same steps apply to finding the subject.
Example sentence
: Toll was my best friend.
Step 1: Identify the verb: was
Step 2: Ask, “Who or What was my best friend?”: Toll
Step 3: The answer is the subject:
Toll
was my best friend.
Answer
: The subject is
Toll
.Slide6
Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Recognizing Prepositional Phrases
Prepositions are usually small words that often signal a kind of position or possession.
Common Prepositions:
about before beyond inside on under
above below during into onto up
across behind except like over upon
after beneath for near through with
among beside from of to within
around between in off toward without
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Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Recognizing Prepositional Phrases
A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and its object.
In each example, the first word is the preposition; the other words are the object of the preposition.
Prepositional Phrase examples:
about the movie in the kitchen
around the corner off the record
between two lanes on the mark
over the moors during the college’s recess
near my home with my sister and brother
Nothing in a prepositional phrase can ever be the subject of the sentence.
Prepositional phrases describe people, places, or things. They may describe the subject of a sentence, but they never include the subject.
Note: Except in the most formal writing, ending a sentence with a preposition is acceptable.Slide8
Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Regular and Irregular Verbs
Every verb has four principal parts: present, past, present participle (the –ing verb form used with helping verbs), and the past participle (used with helping verbs).
Present Past Present Participle Past Participle
listen listened (are) listening (have) listened
add added (are) adding (have) added
change changed (are) changing (have) changed
pull pulled (are) pulling (have) pulled
Irregular verbs do not follow a predictable pattern in their past and past participle forms.
For a list of common irregular verbs, see pages 295-296.Slide9
Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Puzzling Pairs
Some irregular verbs are easily confused with other words. The following will help you make the right choice between
lend
and
loan
,
lie
and
lay
, and
sit
and
set
.
1. Lend and Loan
Lend
is a verb meaning “to allow someone to borrow.”
Example: Will you
lend
me five dollars?
Loan
is a noun meaning “something borrowed.”
Example: Miss Lisi did receive a
loan
for the mansion.Slide10
Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Puzzling Pairs
2. Lie and Lay
These words are often confused because the present tense of the verb
lay
and the past tense of
lie
are both the same:
lay
.
Present Past Past Participle Present Participle
lay (put) laid (have) laid (are) laying
lie (recline) lay (have) lain (are) lying
Lay
means “to put” or “to place” and always has a direct object.
Example: Tonight, Shelia will
lay
the embroidered tablecloth upon the table.
Lie
means “to recline” or “rest on a horizontal surface.”
Example: The blankets have
lain
in the closet for years. Slide11
Chapter 13: Verbs and Subjects
Puzzling Pairs
3. Sit and Set
Sit
means “to take a seat” or “to be located”; it does not take an object.
Example: She
will sit
on the chair to tie her tennis shoes.
Set
means “to put” or “to place”; it always takes an object. (You can ask, “Set what?”)
Example: Monica
set
her exercise clothes down on the chair.Slide12
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Identify the verbs.
Q. My brother rides a motorcycle.
A.
rides
Q. On a stormy night, my dog sleeps next to me.
A.
sleeps
Q. He stretched and yawned during the discussion.
A.
stretched, yawnedSlide13
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Identify the verbs.
Q. Sliding down into the pool was my favorite summertime activity.
A.
was
Q. During the holidays, I always listen to Mario Lanza.
A.
listen
Q. Diane and Ron live and work in the upstairs apartment.
A.
live, workSlide14
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Add a helping verb to the verb and create a sentence (answers will vary).
Q. Verb: called
A. Add helping verb:
was called
A. Sentence:
He was called during class.
Q. Verb: fishing
A. Add helping verb:
should be fishing
A. Sentence:
She should be fishing by this afternoon.Slide15
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Add a helping verb to the verb and create a sentence (answers will vary).
Q. Verb: take
A. Add helping verb:
might have taken
A.
Janet might have taken the ring from Brad.
Q. Verb: shout
A. Add helping verb:
will be singing
A.
Dr. Scott will be singing with Brad and Janet.Slide16
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Identify the subjects.
Q. After the interview for the new job, excitement overwhelmed me.
A.
excitement
Q. Anything could happen on a vacation to Grandma’s house.
A.
anything
Q. After the ice cream and the chocolate cake was gone, I was in no mood for more food.
A.
ISlide17
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Identify the subjects.
Q. Swimming is fun.
A.
swimming
Q. Mom and Dad want me to be happy.
A.
Mom, Dad
Q. Behind the curtain under the ceramic giraffe is a big diamond ring.
A.
ringSlide18
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Identify the prepositional phrases.
Q. During the college’s recess, we were able to find part time jobs in the city.
A.
during the college’s recess, in the city
Q. Near my apartment, I found a stray puppy at the park.
A.
near my apartment, at the park
Q. When I was watching the game on television, my friend brought me soda from the neighborhood store.
A.
on television, from the neighborhood storeSlide19
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Identify the prepositional phrases.
Q. From my apartment window, I can see the people in the shops and people on the streets.
A.
from my apartment window, in the shops, on the streets
Q. In the locker near my math book, I have a piece of gum by the candy bar.
A.
in the locker, near my math book, of gum, by the candy bar
Q. After the game at the park, let’s buy a chocolate sundae on the boardwalk.
A.
after the game, at the park, on the boardwalkSlide20
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Identify Prepositional Phrases, Subjects, and Verbs in Complicated Word Order.
Q. In the back of the closet by the shoes is a secret letter from my cousin.
A.
Prepositional Phrase = in the back, of the closet, by the shoes, from my cousin
Subject = letter
Verb = is
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Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Identify Prepositional Phrases, Subjects, and Verbs in Complicated Word Order.
Q. In my kitchen on the refrigerator there is a magnet with a small green frog near a lily pad.
A.
Prepositional Phrase = in my kitchen, on the refrigerator, with a small green frog, near a lily pad
Subject = magnet
Verb = isSlide22
Chapter 13: Verbs and SubjectsExercises
Identify the correct form of the verb.
Q. (Sit, Set) at the table to eat dinner.
A. (
Sit
, Set) at the table to eat dinner.
Q. After I return home from school, my dog loves (laying, lying) next to me.
A. After I return home from school, my dog loves (laying,
lying
) next to me.
Q. Before Wyatt went on vacation, he asked his friend to (lend, loan) him money.
A. Before Wyatt went on vacation, he asked his friend to (
lend
, loan) him money.